CRUCIBLE
Express
abysmal working life,
Transfers
are obvious to leave home,
Love
you better half missed the most,
Service
took my life span entirely,
Home,
my children, and wife at far,
Elude
meeting them leave canceled,
Rented
a house, cooked my meals,
Faced
if sickness alone felt helpless,
How
much wanted your presence,
Remember
wakeful nights at my side,
Intermittently
check my temperature,
Keep
medicines consult the doctor,
At
a distant place of job pass night,
A
night of fever alone kept it secret,
Never
wanted to make your life hell,
On
duty left home, the burden sharing,
You
managed our house, the kids grew,
Wait
desperately for my salary a fact,
You
moved within the city to pay bills,
Electricity,
telephone dues, or expenses,
Monthly
grocery could manage the best,
I
got surprised you were saving,
Forgot
your pleasure companionship,
I
know how desperately seeking me,
Children's
examination durations,
Children's
course notebook in hand,
Collect
how memorizing children,
Helped
them through exercises,
Corrected
all answers explained to kids,
Through
pages of files, lose track,
Visualize
your face wrinkled in pressure,
Understanding
my service is essential,
You
little purchased for your clothes,
Less
thought to buy ornament, jewelry,
Monthly
groceries price rise a hazard,
A
miracle you balanced our home budget,
Kids tuition fee, coaching class attend,
I
know you wait patiently at the door,
Look
consistently through the window,
The
pressure on your heart is enormous,
Only
you wait for me on leave eagerly,
When
arriving home, watch your check,
Your
scrutiny, dear, I understand too,
My
health, dress, and everything,
Under
a lens, examine in detail,
I
had to answer a hundred questions,
My
sickness, daily medicines,
Check-up
reports, consolations,
The
menu of home cooking, on rest,
I
attentively listen to advice earnestly,
The
plead in your voice hooks me,
Cannot
bypass instructions I obeyed,
Ever
weekly a letter to send I promised,
Tearful,
hid well, your care touching,
So
much alert for my comfort, health,
Never
missed the truth you sacrificed,
Sacrificed
your dreams, comfort, joy,
Neglected
pleasure gave time and life,
Like
molten metal poured into a crucible,
The
tension, worries, and fear net poured,
Resemble
the crucible your heart churned,
It
holds our family cemented strong,
The
crucible provides love and cares we know,
Unique
your heart crucible shield.
Title
of Poem: Crucible
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Theme:
Heart of housewife
Date:
1st November 2022, Cuttack
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